This family friendly hotel is in the small town of Usmate Velate on the outskirts of Milan. The Polo Hotel offers 50 well appointed rooms that are equipped with modern amenities including a safe, television and minibar, as well as an en-suite bathroom. Polo Hotel, Milan
This charming Tuscany country hotel is in the Crete Senese, within the picturesque triangle of country edged by Buonconvento, Pienza and Sinalunga. A medieval treasure, La Locanda di Montisi. La Locanda di Montisi, Siena
This Florence hotel is suitable for business people and tourists alike. Designed by architect Adolfo Natalini, the impressive building towers above the Tuscan skyline. Hilton Hotel Metropole, Florence
This hotel in Florence (Firenze) provides a warm and welcoming view of this culturally and artistically rich Renaissance city. You'll find the Duomo (cathedral), the Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Vecchio, Accademia and much more, all within a short walking distance of the Hotel Ester, Florence. Hotel Ester, Florence
This Florence hotel overlooks the River Arno and is in a superb location for visiting all the city's monuments and galleries. The Ognissanti, Ponte Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti are particularly close and definitely worth seeing. The Westin Excelsior Hotel, Florence
The three-star Villa Beatrice in Venice is good looking both indoors and outdoors. With beautiful 1930s-style furnishings and tastefully decorated rooms and a pretty garden filled with fruit trees, this is a great place to relax. Hotel Villa Beatrice, Venice
The 3 star Hotel Medusa is in the small coastal town of Tirrenia, a short drive from Pisa. The hotel is immersed in the pine-woods that line the coast around this area, and a fully-equipped beach is within walking distance of the hotel. Hotel Medusa, Pisa
The Hotel Villa Isabela is set in beautiful private parkland in Italy's Veneto region - some 20km north-east of the city of Venice itself. This Veneto hotel is within easy reach of Venice, Padua and Treviso, and of the 'Veneto Villas' of the Brenta Riviera - and yet is set in perfect rural seclusion, seemingly far from the bustle of the town. Hotel Villa Isabela, Venice
